An internationally renowned scholar presents a new theory for understanding the role the media play in political scandals…

Why are newspapers and television programmes filled with stories about crime and criminals? Is their portrayal of crime…

aeo An important intervention in the public debate now going on about the family and sexual life. aeo The author is probably…

Contemporary Diplomacy offers a comprehensive introduction to the changing actors, venues, processes and functions of…

A brilliant and provocative piece of critical theory. Outlines an original approach to the influential concept of the public…

aeo An important new study of one of the most famous texts of the Italian High Renaissance, Castiglionea s Book of the…

An insightful new political biography of one of the most influential figures in contemporary French and European politics.…

This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion…

Bilingual Education in the 21st Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents…

Brings together a sweeping collection of readings, drawn from a remarkable range of sources, that look at various…

Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the development of the science behind the psychology of false confessions…

aeo With its integration of both American and European approaches, this book is a highly original study of social movements.…

A new emphasis on diversity and difference is displacing older myths of nation or community. A new attention to gender,…

aeo Very accessible, broad--ranging overview of the debate about children and the media. aeo In particular, explores ways in…

Are personal relationships deeper and more intimate than ever before or are they increasingly empty and structured by…

An exposition of philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer's work, as well as an assessment of his views, giving particular attention…

Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing…

There is no alternative to postmetaphysical thinking : this statement, made by Jurgen Habermas in 1988, has lost none of its…

There are insights of interest and value to all in these pages. This book develops a fresh and insightful approach to the…

Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to…

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\nThe first edition of this book introduced the Young-Bramham Programme, a pioneering approach to cognitive behavioural…

In this analysis, Shanks and Tilley argue against the functionalism and positvism which result from an inadequate…

A compelling history of theories of reading, a common component of literary theory and history of the book courses at…

China s inexorable rise as a major world power is one of the defining features of the contemporary political landscape.…

aeo The only collection of Durkheima s political works available in English. aeo Introduction by Anthony Giddens, one of the…

The eighth book of a series published with The Political Quarterly. Expert contributors including Joyce Macmillan, Michael…

White identity is in ferment. White, European Americans living in the United States will soon share an unprecedented…

aeo An accessible and wide--ranging guide to the key debates in gender political theory. aeo Focuses on four central…

Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that…